The alchemical Apocalypse of Isaac Newton

dc.contributor.advisor	Innocenti, Loretta
dc.contributor.author	Zanon, Irene <1984>	it_IT
dc.date.accessioned	2013-06-14T09:18:01Z
dc.date.available	2013-06-14T09:18:01Z
dc.date.issued	2013-04-19
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10579/3022
dc.description.abstract	An analysis of Newton’s main life events and works highlights how his scientific commitment has always been followed by a living interest for theology, Biblical exegesis and alchemy. Chiefly due to a late re-discovery of a great bulk of Newtonian manuscripts, scholars have been able to enquire into the true nature of these documents. Yet nothing has been said about a possible influence of alchemical knowledge over Newton’s Biblical exegesis. One of the main goals of this Ph.D. thesis of mine is to suggest some possible hypotheses about the interaction between Newton’s alchemical mind and his millenarianism. A key role in the development of my criticism will be played by the analysis of some previously unpublished manuscripts gathered in the Yahuda Collection (Jewish National and University Library of Jerusalem).	it_IT
dc.language.iso	en	it_IT
dc.publisher	Università Ca' Foscari Venezia	it
dc.rights	© Irene Zanon, 2013	it_IT
dc.subject	Alchemy	it_IT
dc.subject	Newton, Isaac	it_IT
dc.title	The alchemical Apocalypse of Isaac Newton	it_IT
dc.title.alternative	L'Apocalisse alchemica di Isaac Newton	it_IT
dc.type	Doctoral Thesis	en
dc.degree.name	Lingue, culture e societa'	it_IT
dc.degree.level	Dottorato di ricerca	it
dc.degree.grantor	Scuola di dottorato in Lingue, culture e società	it_IT
dc.description.academicyear	2013	it_IT
dc.description.cycle	25	it_IT
dc.degree.coordinator	Villari, Enrica
dc.location.shelfmark	D001235	it
dc.location	Venezia, Archivio Università Ca' Foscari, Tesi Dottorato	it
dc.rights.accessrights	openAccess	it_IT
dc.thesis.matricno	796168	it_IT
dc.format.pagenumber	298 p., 5 c. di tav. : ill.	it_IT
dc.subject.miur	L-LIN/10 LETTERATURA INGLESE	it_IT
dc.description.tableofcontent	List of Illustrations List of Figures List of Plates Introduction Chapter I The Hermetic Background 1.1 Some Problems of Textual Interpretation 1.2 Hermetic Culture 1.3 Roger Bacon’s Pansophic Knowledge Chapter II Alchemy, Science and Millenarianism 2.1 Alchemy as a Focal Issue in the Development of Modern Science 2.2 “Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.” Francis Bacon’s Foreshadowing the Millennium 2.3 The Pansophic Knowledge of Samuel Hartlib and Jan Comenius 2.4 Literary Alchemy and Hexameral Literature: the Heterogeneous Nature of Alchemical Imagery 2.5 Isaac Newton’s Millenarianism: Some Further Considerations Chapter III Alchemy and Science in Newton’s Opticks Chapter IV Newton’s Archetype of the Apocalypse 4.1 Preliminary Methodological Considerations 4.2 The Alchemical Archetype of the Apocalypse: the Jungian Model 4.3 The Yahuda Manuscripts: Drafts of a Treatise on Revelation 4.4 Methodological Conclusions Chapter V The Alchemical Apocalypse of Isaac Newton Bibliography Webgraphy	it_IT
dc.identifier.bibliographiccitation	Zanon, Irene. “The alchemical Apocalypse of Isaac Newton”, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, tesi di dottorato, 25. ciclo, 2013	it_IT